Assassin, the "deadly" game banned at numerous college campuses in past years because it was taking too much time from students' academic pursuits, is returning with a bang at Princeton University.
Two sophomores there announced last month that they were making plans for a game that would encompass the entire university area, involving more than 100 students in a continuous elimination game that would end only when the last "killer" had successful "hit" the last "victim."
Meanwhile, students at the University of Pennsylvania announced a similar game, for seniors only, called "Graduate." The last senior to survive will receive the class's only diploma.
In Assassin, a player is assigned one victim who he must "shoot" with a water pistol while at the same time evading the assassin who is stalking him. The Daily Princetonian
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